Chapter 156

One congratulatory message after another sent Sylvia's initially upbeat mood plummeting.

She looked ashen. The Lesters were throwing around millions worth of malachite items—especially Tyrell and Barrett, who even brought up malachite stores and mines!

It was shocking.

Sylvia glanced at the unassuming malachite pendant, and felt a pang of embarrassment. "Oh, my son… I've embarrassed your father."

Frederick was taken aback, lost for words.

"Hey? Isn't that the third branch over there?" Tyrell seized the opportunity to mock them. "Everyone else’s gifts have been presented. I wonder what precious gift you've prepared for Father?"

"What? Is that the useless Cyrus's wife and son, who were cast aside twenty years ago?" someone said.

Their words were like a bombshell, instantly causing a commotion.

All eyes turned towards them. The Lester family's patriarch, Atticus Lester, now looked uncertain.

Sylvia stood up nervously, and said respectfully, "Greetings to all the Lester family. I